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by Aaron Repath
Sun May 19, 2013 12:11 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Projectors
Replies: 10
Views: 7410

Re: Projectors

As for whether on not using projectors is OK - I have been building ads for the last 8 years, and the clients care about the final result, not how I got it done. If you can use something like that effectively and efficiently and get the desired result, why not?
by Aaron Repath
Wed May 15, 2013 10:32 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Adobe going to Creative Cloud
Replies: 18
Views: 12302

Re: Adobe going to Creative Cloud

I use these programs every day, and when I was given a new work computer last month, they decided to go with Creative Cloud instead of CS6. It's really neat to be able to experiment with different programs. However, if I were doing this on my own, I'd be a little wary because I am in essence paying ...
by Aaron Repath
Wed May 15, 2013 10:26 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Practice Materials
Replies: 16
Views: 10956

Re: Practice Materials

Get a razor scraper and you can clean off the glass after everything is dry. Scrape as best as you can (may take a couple of passes) and then wipe if off with a rag and some mineral spirits. Then you've got a clean slate all over again!
by Aaron Repath
Tue May 14, 2013 5:20 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Yet another newbie.
Replies: 6
Views: 4526

Re: Yet another newbie.

Sunday I got things together and got outside and cracked open the 1-Shot. I didn't do really much in the way of practicing strokes - I did some - but it was more about learning how the brush behaves, how the paint behaves, things like that. Glass does seem challenging but it doesn't seem like anythi...
by Aaron Repath
Sun May 12, 2013 1:36 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Yet another newbie.
Replies: 6
Views: 4526

Yet another newbie.

Hi all. I'm completely new to lettering, but it's an art I've always admired. I'm an advertising graphic artist. While I'm more than handy with Photoshop, Illustrator, etc., there is a certain feel you just can't get on a computer. I was searching for some hand-lettered fonts for samples to sketch o...